"Tay-tionary" Terms: Flashing Lights Syndrome

flash·ing  (flshng)  lights (lts) syn·drome  (sndrm)

n.

 

a distinctive pattern of behavior which indicates that an individual has been seduced by the fast life and the club scene

     a. black or strobe lighting, a dark club environment, and loud music seem to bring out the symptoms to FLS

     b. symptoms indicative of FLS include:

          1. a wannabe bourgeouis attitude

          2. clubbing three or more nights per week

          3. caviar taste with hotdog money

          4. consistent wearing of sunglasses during nighttime hours, in club settings

          5. borrowing designer bags & clothes from friends and/or stores to wear out & then returning said items that following Monday

     c. cures for FLS include:

          1. turning the channel away from MTV Jams, BET

          2. a dose of culture (i.e. museum, library)